Crushing it dude! And what you describe is exactly why I prefer low carbs. Just feel amazing.
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Ya, I think I’m going to continue with low carb even once I’m done with DW. I’m curious to see if I’ll have to add some extra food in the next week or two…
lol that’s pretty spot on.
Deepwater W3D1
DL 3x10 at 295
Squat 10x10 at 230
BB Lunge 3x10 ea leg at 80
3x20 ea, sit ups and superman’s no rest
I’m 95% sure that this is what deepwater beginners is supposed to feel like… My eyes feel like they’re popping out of my head, the music I was listening to got wobbly while squatting, and I am pretty sure I zoned out for 10-15 seconds during lunges, just standing there, with the barbell on my back. Took vids of 9th and 10th set of squats, haven’t watched them yet tho. They will def be rated R for foul language
Set 10
Dinner
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You are definitely experiencing it dude. I had to lay on the floor between sets starting at set 6.
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I set my bench up right behind the squat rack so I rack the bar and reset my timer, then sit. I was able to do 2.5 mins rest on sets 1-5 and I just paced around the room, but 6-10 I found it really difficult to want to use my legs for anything haha.
I watched the vids back, and I don’t remember this, but I got a bit wobbly on the last set and it looked like I had to hold myself up a little after racking the bar.
Crazy how my mind just goes somewhere else. Like I think about anything but what I’m actually doing.
Edit: and also, my reps looked a lot faster than they felt, which is kind of shitty because that means I can probably get away with adding more weight.
I thought the same thing when watching it. Still looked painful to say the least.
Yeah it sucked. Idk whether to add 10lbs in a couple weeks or not. Reduced rest to 2 mins and adding ten lbs sounds pretty horrible.
Sounds like a perfect recipe! Do it!
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Deepwater W3D2
Pull up 12, 9, 7, 5+ BA-6
Bent over BB row 4x10 at 155
Clean pull 3x10 at 165
60 sec plank, 20 sit ups x 3 no rest
Had a couple service calls this morning so I haven’t eaten a legitimate meal yet. Still feeling those squats all over my body. Eating for the remainder of the day.
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Good stuff Boilerman. All that pullup training really paid off (or, you’re paying for it now). Numbers look great. Go eat!
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Dinner tonight was beef short ribs, coconut shrimp, and dirty cauliflower rice. Pretending to be somewhere warm and tropical.
Went a bit off diet with the panko breadcrumbs but I’m cool with it.
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If you ever do want a hack for that, crushed pork rinds can be a sub.
But like you noted, either isn’t a deal breaker.
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That is an awesome idea, I’ll definitely be using that at some point, thanks man
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Deepwater W3D3
Push press at 105 6x10, 1x9 at 105, 2x10 at 100, 1x9 at 100
DB lateral raise 3x10 at 20lb ea arm
BB curls 5x10 at 75
Back ext and sit ups 3x20 no rest
More service calls this morning/early afternoon, but at least I got breakfast in. Today was intense. Sets 3 and on were grinders all the way through, basically grinding up reps 9 and 10, then complete failure on a couple sets.
Popped a blood vessel below my left eye, may have already been there since Friday and I just haven’t noticed it.
Having chicken wings, jalapeno poppers (halved jalapenos stuffed with cheese, cream cheese and wrapped in bacon), guacamole and chicken wing dip for the super bowl tonight.
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Deepwater W3D4
Flat bench 3x10 at 165
CGBP 3x10 at 145
Incline press at 125 x10, x9, x8
Dips 11, 9, 8+2 assisted
Pushups 11, 11, 10.5
Planks and sit ups
I don’t think I’ve ever been so sore in my life. Leg doms still haven’t gone away, and today was the worst they’ve been since Friday, shoulders are very sore, back and traps are sore, triceps were on fire this whole session.
Going to add a meal per day. I still haven’t weighed myself but judging by how inclines took a slight hit I might as well err on the side of caution.
Added 5lbs to flat bench, kept everything else the same. The last two sets of every lift had me questioning whether or not I could get even half the reps. Flat bench and CGBP final sets were very, very difficult. Last couple reps were soooo slooowwww
I am so ready for a few days off.
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The soreness is unreal. I walked like a wind-up toy for 6 weeks. More food is the solution for sure. Any time not spent eating is spent cooking and cleaning.
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Haha I believe it 100%
I have to take a multiple step approach to get into and out of my work van. I’m sure everyone that has been seeing me get around these past 3 weeks is wondering why I’m moving like a 90 year old. Lots of grunting and groaning haha.
BTW- am I doing the program correctly by adding weight? He doesn’t really explain any sort of progression in the book other than the lowering of rest periods, and it’s not like I’m “progressing” per se, but finding the correct working weights.
I see it as if I feel as though I can get one or two sets with a weight, I try to do it. If I get three, great. If not, then I’ll try again next week. Does that sound reasonable to you?
This during a 10x10 you think?
I had a lot of folks ask me what was wrong with me while I was running the program, haha.
Regarding adding weight: I honestly just assumed you picked too light of a weight to start with and were trying to dial it in per session. Ideally, week 1 should floor you and it gets worse from there.
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Yeah that is still what I’m kind of trying to do. Finding working weights that allow me to get juussttt to failure at the end of the sets, especially for 10x10 has been tricky. Add in reduced rest and it’s even more difficult. I think the second run through will be a lot more straightforward.
Yeah that’d be my guess. I’m guessing either squats or deadlifts last Friday did it, I just don’t look in the mirror enough to notice haha.